Colour
Medium light to dark green, slightly yellowish green and bluish green shades.
The most desired colour is a deep green which is more valuable, even with
natural inclusions compared to a pale clean quality. The distribution of colour
within an emerald is often irregular, in spots or stripes.

Treatment
Fracture filling is a very common with emeralds. The fracture is filled with
colourless oils or resins, this will improve the colour and clarity of the
emerald.

Inclusions Emeralds have many natural inclusions. Only the very finest qualities are
transparent, as most emeralds are clouded by inclusions these can be liquid or
gas bubbles, healing cracks and foreign crystals. Theseinclusions are not necessary classed as
faults, but are evidence as to the genuineness of the gem.

Cleaning & Care Warm soapy water and a soft toothbrush will help maintain
the sparkle of your emerald. Estimates state that approx 90 % or more of
emeralds are fracture-filled. Since the great majority of fashioned natural
emeralds contain filled fractures, it’s risky to clean them ultrasonically or
with steam. Ultrasonic vibrations can weaken already-fractured stones. Heat can
damage emeralds, especially by extending existing fractures. Light and
chemicals can cause the oils, resins used to fill surface-reaching fractures to
alter in appearance or deteriorate. Visit us on a yearly basis for a FREE clean
and polish service.

Storing Your Emerald When you are not wearing your emerald jewellery place it
in a cloth pouch or in a separate compartment to other gemstone jewellery (i.e,
diamonds are a higher hardness level on the Mohs scale) they could cause
scratches to other items of gemstone jewellery that have a lower hardness
level.

Interesting Facts The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330
BC into the 1700s. Cleopatra was known to have a passion for emerald and was
used in most of her royal adornments. Emerald comes from the Ancient Greek word smaragdus meaning green.

Emerald is the most famous member of
the beryl family. Legends gave it the power to make its wearer more intelligent
and quick witted. It was also believed to cure diseases like cholera and
malaria